Washington fans soak up the victory vibes after the Huskies overcame a 13-3 deficit late in the third quarter to upend No. 8 Stanford.

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Bishop Sankey eludes Stanford's Ed Reynolds on the way to a 61-yard score to end the third quarter.

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Stanford's Ty Montgomery can't catch a pass in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Stanford, 17-13. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Quarterback Keith Price #17 of the Washington Huskies passes under pressure from defensive end Ben Gardner #49 of the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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Washington's Desmond Trufant celebrates his interception against Stanford play late in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Stanford, 17-13. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington's Desmond Trufant, left, celebrates his interception against Stanford with Justin Glenn (20) in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Stanford, 17-13. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Wide receiver Ty Montgomery #88 of the Stanford Cardinal rushes against the Washington Huskies on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates a play late in an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. Washington beat Stanford, 17-13. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Wide receiver Kasen Williams #2 of the Washington Huskies makes a catch against safety Ed Reynolds #29 of the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Quarterback Keith Price #17 of the Washington Huskies passes against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Quarterback Josh Nunes #6 of the Stanford Cardinal passes against the Washington Huskies on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Kicker Jordan Williamson #19 of the Stanford Cardinal kicks a field goal in the second quarter against the Washington Huskies on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Wide receiver Ty Montgomery #88 of the Stanford Cardinal has this pass broken up by Justin Glenn #20 of the Washington Huskies on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Wide receiver Kasen Williams #2 of the Washington Huskies celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Cornerback Desmond Trufant #6 of the Washington Huskies celebrates after intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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Stanford's Jordan Williamson (19) watches with holder Daniel Zychlinski after Williamson kicked a field goal against Washington in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Safety Sean Parker #1 of the Washington Huskies celebrates after cornerback Desmond Trufant #6 intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Cornerback Desmond Trufant #6 of the Washington Huskies celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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Washington's Bishop Sankey gets past Stanford defenders on a 61-yard touchdown during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Dean Rutz) SEATTLE OUT, USA TODAY OUT, MAGS OUT NO SALES TV OUT MANDATORY CREDIT

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Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes passes against Washington in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Stanford's Ty Montgomery, right, is brought down by Washington's Cason Kynes (41), as Washington's John Timu, left, and Danny Shelton, upper right, watch during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Stanford's Ben Gardner carries the U.S. flag as he leads his team onto the field for the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington's Kasen Williams (2) tries to fend off Stanford's Usua Amanam, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington quarterback Keith Price gets rid of the ball as he goes down in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. Price was flagged for intentional grounding. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes drops back during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington's Travis Coons watches his field goal against Stanford in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington's Kasen Williams (2) makes a catch ahead of the defense of Stanford's Harold Bernard, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington quarterback Keith Price looks to pass against Stanford in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Quarterback Keith Price #17 of the Washington Huskies celebrates with wide receiver Kevin Smith #8 near the end of the game against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Washington Huskies looks on during the game against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal looks on against the Washington Huskies on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Husky fans storm the field after defeating the Stanford Cardinal 17-13 on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 27: Running back Bishop Sankey #25 of the Washington Huskies rushes against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Washington quarterback Keith Price, under a heavy rush all night, found Kasen Williams for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 4:53 left to give the Huskies a 17-13 upset of the eighth-ranked Cardinal on Thursday.

After the memorable upset of then-No. 2 USC in their last game, the Cardinal (3-1, 1-1 Pac-12) couldn't stop the Huskies (3-1, 1-0) on two key 4th-and-1 plays in the second half.

Bishop Sankey galloped 61 yards to a touchdown on the last play of the third quarter. And reserve tailback Dezden Petty got 2 yards from the Washington 44 to keep alive a drive that ended with Williams' touchdown. Williams eluded cornerback Terrence Brown after catching a short pass and carried safety Ed Reynolds into the end zone.

Before a roaring crowd of 55,941 at CenturyLink Field, the Huskies' temporary home while Husky Stadium is being renovated, the Stanford offense was held to 10 first downs, 65 yards rushing and 235 total yards.

Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes had a shaky night, completing 18 of 37 passes for 170 yards. He threw a fourth-down interception to cornerback Desmond Trufant with just less than two minutes left. It didn't help that wide receiver Ty Montgomery dropped three passes.

Nunes shouldered much of the blame for the loss.

"The protection was great all night," he said. "The guys up front did a really good job. I know that I need to make a lot of those throws that we missed tonight. I feel like I let a few of the guys down tonight. They ran some great routes out there."

Head coach David Shaw said the game "was not (Nunes') best effort" but he said there's no chance that he will change quarterbacks before the game against Arizona on Oct. 6.

"It was a combination of them playing well and us not playing well," he said. "We didn't play well enough to win. We didn't make the throws we need to make. We didn't make the catches we need to make. We didn't sustain our blocks in the running game as long as we should have. We got outplayed tonight."

Price was not dazzling either in a game that didn't have an offensive touchdown until Sankey's run. Price was 19-for-37 for 177 yards.

Linebacker Trent Murphy gave Stanford a 13-3 lead with a 40-yard return of an interception late in the third quarter. Price was trying to hit Kendyl Taylor on a swing pass, but Murphy tipped the ball to himself and wasn't touched on his way to the goal line. It was the redshirt junior's first career interception.

Price, who was sacked three times, was "pretty slippery," Murphy said. "We were getting to him at times. We just weren't finishing."

Stanford held a 6-3 lead at the half on the strength of two field goals by Jordan Williamson. The game probably put ESPN viewers in the East and Midwest to sleep by the time the third quarter unfolded. Anybody expecting the usual Pac-12 offensive fireworks was sorely disappointed.

The Huskies' Williams had 10 catches for 129 yards. His leaping catch between two defenders produced a 35-yard play that set up a 42-yard field goal by Travis Coons in the second quarter.

Stanford was 5-of-18 on third-down conversions. Nunes repeatedly missed receivers. He threw a ball at fullback Ryan Hewitt's feet when Hewitt was only about 10 yards from him.

The last gasp was a fourth-down pass when Nunes tried to hit tight end Levine Toilolo. Instead, Trufant made the pick, and after Stanford's Ben Gardner jumped offside on a UW 3rd-and-4 play, the game was over, and the fans stormed the field.

"We had a guy who's 6-8 against a guy who's 6-foot," Shaw said of the Trufant play. "We miscalculated the throw and we didn't get the play."